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Feb 1, 2010

Resonances I wish weren't

To hear from Nofrat Frenkel's own mouth the mocking she received fromthe Israeli police, while holding a Torah... To imagine her beingshoved while holding the Torah... She is, after all, not so tall, notloud - she travels from Be'er Sheva at 4am every rosh chodesh to getto the Kotel with Women of the Wall - and to be treated withcontempt....

We've been mocked before, while holding the Torah. How can we bedoing the mocking ourselves? How dare we let this continue! ThisRosh Chodesh Adar, I pray hundreds of women with tallit converge andreclaim the Kotel for all Jews. There were 42 women that NovemberdayN many of whom were wearing tallit - Nofrat was pulled aside forholding the Torah. May the distinction of holding Torah be a point ofdignity and pride for Jewish Women and Men, at the Kotel andeverywhere else.